Where does “Persianlahti” come from?

Persianlahti (Finnish) comes from Finnish persia, from Latin Persia, from Latin Persa, from Ancient Greek Περσίς, from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿, from Proto-Iranian párcuš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian párćuš, from Proto-Indo-European pérḱus — chest; rib.

Persianlahti (Finnish): Persian Gulf

Definitions

Persian Gulf

Ancestry of “Persianlahti”, step by step

Persianlahti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish persia

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	persia	The modern Persian language; The old Persian...
2	Latin	Persia	Persia
3	Latin	Persa	A Persian
4	Ancient Greek	Περσίς	Persian; a female Persian
5	Old Persian	𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿	a Persian
6	Proto-Iranian	párcuš	rib
7	Proto-Indo-Iranian	párćuš	rib
8	Proto-Indo-European	pérḱus	chest; rib

via Finnish Lahti

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	Lahti	a city in southern Finland
2	Finnish	lahdata	To slaughter
3	Swedish	slakta	to slaughter, to butcher
4	Middle Low German	slachten	—
5	Proto-Germanic	slahaną	to hit, to strike; to kill
6	Proto-Indo-European	slak-	to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pérḱus →